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Updated: June 12, 2020 9:09 AM IST 
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Laibi Oinam volunteered to drop the recoverd patient, who had returned from Kolkata, and drove for eight long hours during the intervening night of May 31 and June 1 here to reach the destination in a village in the far flung hill district.
The chief minister handed over cash award of Rs 1,10,000 to Oinam, the release said.
Glad to honour and hand over a cash reward of Rs.1,10,000 to Smt Laibi Oinam, a auto driver from Pangei who took the trouble to take the discharged girl from JNIMS covering 8 hours journey to Kamjong on midnight of May 31. She truly exemplifies hard work and “service above self.” pic.twitter.com/oFwgcx0Kyz
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) June 11, 2020
The award was sponsored by some entrepreneurs of the state and by Manipuri expatriates as an appreciation of Oinam’s humane act and service.
Oinam, who is a mother of two sons, is the sole breadwinner of her family.
A documentary film based on her life entitled ‘Auto Driver’ had won many accolades including best social issue film in the non-feature category at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015 and Best Short Documentary in the Audience Choice category at the 2017 Women’s Voices Now Film Festival.
